The first time he raised a hand to me was the day Mabel ran to him crying that I'd bullied her.
The first time he abandoned me without a second thought was the day Mabel screamed for help.
Again and again and again. He had never once chosen me.
It was his indulgence that let Mabel destroy everything I ever loved.
I pulled myself upright. My gaze locked onto Mabel, cold as a blade, and I raised my voice so every guest in the room could hear.
"Mabel, all that money Guy gave you, you funneled it straight into Max Fox's accounts. What's going on between you two? Some kind of affair?"
Guilt flickered across Mabel's face. She blurted out in a panic, "Don't make things up! The only man I care about is Guy!"
I let out a sharp, scornful laugh and turned to face the crowd. "You all heard that. My adopted sister just confessed she's in love with her brother-in-law."
Whispers ignited through the room like wildfire. Fingers pointed at Mabel.
"The Fox family's second daughter looks so sweet and innocent. Who knew she'd go after her own sister's husband?"
"Wait, hasn't the older sister even divorced Guy yet? Doesn't that make Mabel the other woman?"